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oskar
Poem Published
17th Oct 2018 4:10pm
17th Oct 2018 4:10pm
the pay inequality
The pay inequality
So Serena Williams had a meltdown
and in the furore called the umpire a thief
this meltdown was quite entertaining
but didn’t stir me into action.
What shocked me was learning
Randi Toksvik made forty % less than her
Pre- presenter, the odious Stephen Fry made at, the same program.
My mother fought tirelessly for the same pay for the same work
And slowly it has seeped in.
In the merchant navy, the equality has always been practised
it doesn't matter what job you have the payment is the same
for men and...
So Serena Williams had a meltdown
and in the furore called the umpire a thief
this meltdown was quite entertaining
but didn’t stir me into action.
What shocked me was learning
Randi Toksvik made forty % less than her
Pre- presenter, the odious Stephen Fry made at, the same program.
My mother fought tirelessly for the same pay for the same work
And slowly it has seeped in.
In the merchant navy, the equality has always been practised
it doesn't matter what job you have the payment is the same
for men and...
#corruption
#freedom
#HumanRights #ignorance
#HumanRights #ignorance
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drone
Poem Published
18th Oct 2018 6:04pm
18th Oct 2018 6:04pm
Group Hug
Within this age
of information
technology
There are No Excuses
for being
a system slave
working for the comfort
of others
while they teach your children
how to hate
within the confines
of this jungle
of competitions
Low status
and pain
Within this age
of information
technology
there is so much
we could attain
Yet you chose
to Live
Breed
and Die
as a simple
System slave
of information
technology
There are No Excuses
for being
a system slave
working for the comfort
of others
while they teach your children
how to hate
within the confines
of this jungle
of competitions
Low status
and pain
Within this age
of information
technology
there is so much
we could attain
Yet you chose
to Live
Breed
and Die
as a simple
System slave
#TruthOfLife
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Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
9th Sep 2018 00:09am
9th Sep 2018 00:09am
untitled 9/8
somewhere nearby
a sad song is swaying
on plateaus a lady
dismaying
to understand.
a sad song i mean
is somewhere
on a radio playing
,
saying :
Pretty thing,
I've got you
a sad song is swaying
on plateaus a lady
dismaying
to understand.
a sad song i mean
is somewhere
on a radio playing
,
saying :
Pretty thing,
I've got you
#sadness
#loneliness
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Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
1st Oct 2018 6:24pm
1st Oct 2018 6:24pm
poem named after terry funk
Humming Ave Maria in the pisser
of the crudest West-Texas' cantina
the blood spins adrenalines of burnt coffee
and desert verbena,
my drool heart drools black chaw and cheap tequila.
...as I was telling you, officer,
let the widows blubber, simper, and complain...
as I was saying, officer,
Explanations, I maintain,
are for those
with smutty consciences
and guilty faces.
&So you can tell them innumerable ponces
with satchel-sized assholes,...
of the crudest West-Texas' cantina
the blood spins adrenalines of burnt coffee
and desert verbena,
my drool heart drools black chaw and cheap tequila.
...as I was telling you, officer,
let the widows blubber, simper, and complain...
as I was saying, officer,
Explanations, I maintain,
are for those
with smutty consciences
and guilty faces.
&So you can tell them innumerable ponces
with satchel-sized assholes,...
#love
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johnno83
Mr Johnno
Mr Johnno
Poem Published
15th Oct 2018 1:39pm
15th Oct 2018 1:39pm
What happened to the youth of today?
A lad born the 80's, the first generation
To sit and play the on the Sony Playstation
Fast forward some years and see what's become
Fat kids all around unable to run
What happened to bikes, footballs and craic
Does nobody play out front or the back?
We live in a world where opinions don't matter
It's all PC garbage and you're unable to flatter
I don't see how we shape a world well
When it's easy on a keyboard to say go to hell!
What will become of the next 30 years
Will folk even speak or do people not care? ...
To sit and play the on the Sony Playstation
Fast forward some years and see what's become
Fat kids all around unable to run
What happened to bikes, footballs and craic
Does nobody play out front or the back?
We live in a world where opinions don't matter
It's all PC garbage and you're unable to flatter
I don't see how we shape a world well
When it's easy on a keyboard to say go to hell!
What will become of the next 30 years
Will folk even speak or do people not care? ...
#childhood
#LifeCycle
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Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
30th Jun 2018 1:15am
30th Jun 2018 1:15am
untitled 6/29
the room itself felt very heavy for having accumulated the labyrinthine weight of years and deeds
#anxiety
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Olivia-H
Poem Published
16th Oct 2018 2:33pm
16th Oct 2018 2:33pm
What amuses you?
The human heart
No need to wonder
Why I said
Hearing the rhythm
And the basic beats
Lub-Dub……..Lub-Dub
Lub-Dub
Instantly
They let me know
What to sing
No need to wonder
Why I said
Hearing the rhythm
And the basic beats
Lub-Dub……..Lub-Dub
Lub-Dub
Instantly
They let me know
What to sing
#romantic
#inspirational
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drone
Poem Published
18th Oct 2018 5:36pm
18th Oct 2018 5:36pm
Manipulated
When one
has read it
one cannot
unread it
When one
has heard it
one cannot
unhear it
When one
has watched it
one cannot
unwatch it
Yet
one ignores it
and pretends
one did not
read it
one never heard it
one never saw it
Coming
has read it
one cannot
unread it
When one
has heard it
one cannot
unhear it
When one
has watched it
one cannot
unwatch it
Yet
one ignores it
and pretends
one did not
read it
one never heard it
one never saw it
Coming
#TruthOfLife
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Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
17th Aug 2018 7:45pm
17th Aug 2018 7:45pm
as traffic lights elongate into irises
in circles i stumble in divine fashion
as traffic lights elongate into irises
in circles i slip in darkness before disappearing
i trip the sublime fantastic.
(&somewhere in the darkness the jester
sparks a fag rather
he knows it is all one gag
or another)
as traffic lights elongate into irises
in circles i slip in darkness before disappearing
i trip the sublime fantastic.
(&somewhere in the darkness the jester
sparks a fag rather
he knows it is all one gag
or another)
#travel
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oskar
Poem Published
11th Oct 2018 8:51am
11th Oct 2018 8:51am
strange summer
Strange summer
This has been a curious summer
few insects around and the bees have disappeared too.
It didn't use to be like this I had nets in all window
I could have saved the money this year.
Not that I'm fond of insects, but it is frightening should
they disappear altogether.
There is a small beehive in the backyard the hive
it is still there but looks like a poorly built house drying
out and pieces are falling off and is empty.
Without insect here I include the pesky dipterous there
will be no spring and no harvest.
I...
This has been a curious summer
few insects around and the bees have disappeared too.
It didn't use to be like this I had nets in all window
I could have saved the money this year.
Not that I'm fond of insects, but it is frightening should
they disappear altogether.
There is a small beehive in the backyard the hive
it is still there but looks like a poorly built house drying
out and pieces are falling off and is empty.
Without insect here I include the pesky dipterous there
will be no spring and no harvest.
I...
#earth
#fire
#water
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drone
Poem Published
15th Oct 2018 11:25am
15th Oct 2018 11:25am
Shallow Teaching
How can one teach
children
the things
that has been
bred out
how can one speak
words
one does not
fully understand
how can one give excuses
for ones actions
when one feels
the consequences
near at hand
how can one say
I am human
when ones intent
has no plans
just riding along
the waves of a life
that was planed
from the day you were born
to the day of your death
when your final moments
come upon you
will it
only be then
you form
those gentle tears ...
children
the things
that has been
bred out
how can one speak
words
one does not
fully understand
how can one give excuses
for ones actions
when one feels
the consequences
near at hand
how can one say
I am human
when ones intent
has no plans
just riding along
the waves of a life
that was planed
from the day you were born
to the day of your death
when your final moments
come upon you
will it
only be then
you form
those gentle tears ...
#sadness
#disappointment
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Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
25th Jun 2018 9:32pm
25th Jun 2018 9:32pm
Middle Child: Black Sheep Goes Far
All those years of waiting in line
To borrow a little attention, space, and time,
Made you grow into the independent being that you are.
With this independence, you’ve gone distantly far.
It may have led you down some troublesome roads
But also made you a strong survivor as your story unfolds.
You’ve learned the art of living all on your own
Dancing through life, whichever way the wind has blown.
Whether surrounded by people or utterly alone
You’re the LIFE of any party, all on your own.
In search for a place in which to...
To borrow a little attention, space, and time,
Made you grow into the independent being that you are.
With this independence, you’ve gone distantly far.
It may have led you down some troublesome roads
But also made you a strong survivor as your story unfolds.
You’ve learned the art of living all on your own
Dancing through life, whichever way the wind has blown.
Whether surrounded by people or utterly alone
You’re the LIFE of any party, all on your own.
In search for a place in which to...
#strength
#childhood
#LifeCycle
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